Recommendation 2: Consistency

Recommendation Managers

Lloyd Gardner, Area Superintendent: Southern Region

Andre Smith, Area Superintendent: North-Eastern Region

Mid-point Update

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Strategic Directive

Linked to Systems and Structures

The Auditors Recommended:

“Refocus the planning process to attain improved internal system connectivity in order to realize the strategic direction for the school district.” (p. 351)

What This Means To The Community:

The audit revealed that a shift in strategic direction of WCPSS had occurred when the Superintendent established four strategic directives for the school system in July of 2006. The four directives are:

Focus on Learning and Teaching
Retain, recruit and train high quality employees.
Develop and implement systems and procedures to support schools and ensure accountability.
Expand fiscal accountability.

The planning process must be strengthened to ensure that these strategic directives drive decision-making at every level of WCPSS from the classroom to the board room.

Individual Action Steps

G.2.1 Develop a clear, concise, comprehensive policy framework (Administration)
- Adjusted resources
- Plans connected to system priorities
- All initiatives - evaluated
A.2.1 Implement a new comprehensive planning process. (p. 353)
A.2.2 Require comprehensive plans (p. 353)
- Curriculum design and delivery
- Assessment and testing
- Professional development
- Technology
A.2.3 All initiatives will be systematically evaluated or will not be continued. (p. 354)

Legend

Light blue text indicates completed items.
Item numbers that begin with "A" are action steps assigned to staff by the CMA.
Item numbers that begin with "G" are action steps assigned to the Board of Education by the CMA, that the Board has reassigned to staff.
Items bounded by a thin box are being treated by staff as a single action step.